Moto 友: FriendKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ユウ
- Kun'yomi
- とも
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 2
- Words
- 155 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ユウ)
- 友人ゆうじんfriend
- 友好ゆうこうfriendship
- 友情ゆうじょうfriendship; fellowship
- 友愛ゆうあいfraternity; friendship
- 血友病けつゆうびょうhaemophilia
- 親友しんゆうclose friend; bosom (old, intimate) friend
- 交友こうゆうfriend; companion
- 戦友せんゆうcomrade in arms; war buddy
- 盟友めいゆうsworn friend
- 僚友りょうゆうcolleague; workmate
- 友禅染めゆうぜんぞめtype of dyeing method or pattern; silk printed by the Yuzen process
- 友誼ゆうぎfriendship; friendly relations
- 友邦ゆうほうfriendly nation
- 学友がくゆうschool friend
- 旧友きゅうゆうold friend; old pal
- 朋友ほうゆうfriend; companion
- 校友こうゆうschoolmate; alumnus
- 級友きゅうゆうclassmate
- 三損友さんそんゆうthree kinds of harmful friends: hypocritical, sycophantic, and glib-talking ones
- 三益友さんえきゆうthree kinds of beneficial friends: straightforward, sincere, and well-informed ones
- 不良交友ふりょうこうゆうgetting mixed up with the wrong people; getting into bad company
- 争友そうゆうfriend who gives advice
- 亡友ぼうゆうdeceased friend
- 交友関係こうゆうかんけいone's relationships; people one knows
- 京友禅きょうゆうぜんKyoyuzen dyeing; Kyoto printed silk
- 俳友はいゆう(haiku) poetry pals
- 友交ゆうこうfriendship; amity
- 友人を訪ねるゆうじんをたずねるto call on a friend
- 友人価格ゆうじんかかくmate's rate; preferential rate of payment offered to a friend
- 友人宅ゆうじんたくfriend's house; home of a friend
- 友人間ゆうじんかんamong one's friends
- 友会ゆうかいassociation; club
- 友党ゆうとうallied political party
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 友ともfriend; companion
- 友達ともだちfriend; companion
- 友だちともだちfriend; companion
- 友釣りともづりlive decoy fishing (esp. for sweetfish)
- 幼友達おさなともだちchildhood friend
- ジム友ジムともgym friend; gym buddy
- ズッ友ズッともfriends forever
- ベル友ベルともperson with whom one communicates by pager
- ママ友ママともfriend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
- メル友メルともemail friend; email penpal
- ヤリ友ヤリともfuck buddy
- リア友リアともreal-life friend (as opposed to online friend)
- 会心の友かいしんのともkindred soul; congenial friend
- 刎頚の友ふんけいのともinseparable friend; sworn friend
- 刎頸の友ふんけいのともinseparable friend; sworn friend
- 友だちづきあいともだちづきあいfriendly relations; social relations
- 友だち付きあいともだちづきあいfriendly relations; social relations
- 友だち付き合いともだちづきあいfriendly relations; social relations
- 友だち以上ともだちいじょうmore than a friend (implies a degree of intimacy)
- 友だち以上恋人未満ともだちいじょうこいびとみまんmore than friends, less than lovers
- 友つ人ともつひとfriend; comrade
- 友の会とものかいassociation; club
- 友チョコともチョコchocolate given to a friend (on Valentine's day)
Other readings
- ずっ友ズッともfriends forever
- やり友ヤリともfuck buddy
- ポン友ポンユーfriend; companion
- メール友メルともemail friend; email penpal
Showing the 60 most common of 155 words. See them all in the graph.
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